GUSTAVO DUDAMEL: EVEN IN THE DAYS OF SEGREGATION, MEXICAN MUSIC ALWAYS HAD A HOME AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL.
NATALIA LAFOURCADE: [SINGING "HASTA LA RAIZ" IN SPANISH] DUDAMEL: JOIN ME FOR THE CLASSIC DANZONS, THE CUMBIA SONIDERA, AND ALL THE MUSIC IN BETWEEN--"IN CONCERT AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL."
LAFOURCADE: [SINGING IN SPANISH] GUSTAVO: HERE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL, MUSIC HAS NO BOUNDARIES.
THE BOWL IS WHERE MUSIC BELONGS TO ALL OF US.
WHEN THE MUSIC PLAYS, EVERYONE IS RIGHT WHERE THEY BELONG.
I AM GUSTAVO DUDAMEL, MUSIC AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC.
TODAY, I INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME AT MY SUMMER HOME--THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL.
[CROWD CHEERING] BEFORE BECOMING PART OF THE UNITED STATES, LOS ANGELES WAS A MEXICAN CITY--EL PUEBLO DE NUESTRA SENORA LA REINA DE LOS ANGELES.
YOU WILL FIND THE ROOTS OF THIS HISTORY EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL.
THE BOWL WELCOMED ITS FIRST MEXICAN ARTISTS TO THE STAGE IN 1924--THE COMPOSER AND CONDUCTOR EDUARDO VIGIL Y ROBLES AND SOPRANO ALMA REAL.
THIS WAS UNUSUAL FOR THE TIME.
MANY LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOODS EXCLUDED MEXICAN AMERICANS, AND SCHOOLS WERE STILL SEGREGATED, BUT THE BOWL'S FOUNDERS WANTED TO REPRESENT ALL CULTURES.
THEIR STAGE WAS FOR EVERYONE, AND SO THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL QUICKLY BECAME A SAFE HARBOR FOR MEXICAN MUSICIANS.
OUR PROGRAM TONIGHT FEATURES SOME OF TODAY'S MOST BELOVED MEXICAN AND MEXICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS.
THEIR INFLUENCE ARE MODERN AND DIVERSE, BUT MEXICAN MUSICAL TRADITIONS ARE ALIVE IN EVERY NOTE.
WE BEGIN WITH "NEREIDAS DE DIMAS," ARTURO MARQUEZ'S ARRANGEMENT OF A POPULAR DANZON WRITTEN IN 1932 BY AMADOR PEREZ TORRES "DIMAS."
DANZON IS AN ELEGANT STYLE OF MUSIC AND DANCE THAT ORIGINATED IN CUBA BUT FOUND NEW LIFE IN MEXICO, WHERE IT IS STILL DANCED TODAY.
ENJOY.
MAN: THERE HE IS.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [ORCHESTRA MUSIC BEGINS] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [ORCHESTRA MUSIC BEGINS] [ORCHESTRA MUSIC CONTINUES] [ORCHESTRA MUSIC ENDS] [ORCHESTRA MUSIC CONTINUES] [ORCHESTRA MUSIC ENDS] [APPLAUSE] DUDAMEL: WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START THE SHOW.
DANZONS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.
NOW WE TAKE YOU FROM THE DANCE HALLS OF 1930s MEXICO TO THE ROCK CLUBS OF TODAY.
THE MEXICAN DUO RODRIGO Y GABRIEL MET PLAYING IN A HEAVY METAL BAND, AND IT SHOWS.
THE PAIR NOW PLAY ACOUSTIC GUITARS, BUT THEY NEVER LEFT ROCK AND ROLL BEHIND.
HERE ARE HOLLYWOOD BOWL FAVORITES RODRIGO Y GABRIELA PERFORMING "11:11," A TRIBUTE TO THE BRITISH ROCK BAND PINK FLOYD, AND "TAMACUN," A SONG INSPIRED BY THE FAMOUS CROCODILE HANDLER OF IXTAPA.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [PLAYING "11:11"] [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUES] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUES] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] ISN'T THAT AMAZING, THIS?
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] NOW WE CAN SEE THEM.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] NOW WE CAN SEE THEM.
[PLAYING "TAMACUN"] [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUES] [PLAYING "TAMACUN"] [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUES] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] SUCH INCREDIBLE MUSIC.
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, AND SO IS OUR NEXT GROUP--LOS ANGELES AZULES.
MY FATHER IS A TROMBONIST IN A SALSA BAND, SO I HAVE A GREAT RESPECT FOR ANY GROUP THAT GETS EVERYONE UP AND DANCING.
THE GROUP PLAYS CUMBIA SONIDERA, A STYLE THAT COMBINES OLD-SCHOOL COLOMBIAN CUMBIA WITH ELECTRO BEATS.
THE RESULT IS FASCINATING, AND IT BRINGS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO THE DANCE FLOOR.
HERE THEY ARE PERFORMING ONE OF THEIR MOST FAMOUS SONGS, "COMO TE VOY A OLVIDAR."
MAN: [SPEAKS SPANISH] [PLAYING "COMO TE VOY A OLVIDAR"] [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUES] [SINGING IN SPANISH] [SHOUTS IN SPANISH] [SINGING IN SPANISH] [SHOUTS IN SPANISH] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [SPEAKS SPANISH] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [SPEAKS SPANISH] [SINGING IN SPANISH] COME ON.
[SINGING IN SPANISH] COME ON.
[SPEAKS SPANISH] [SINGING IN SPANISH] USTEDES.
[SINGING IN SPANISH] MAN: [SPEAKS SPANISH] [SINGING IN SPANISH] MAN: [SPEAKS SPANISH] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] DUDAMEL: IT IS HARD NOT TO DANCE AFTER WATCHING LOS ANGELES AZULES, BUT NOW WE MUST LEAVE MEXICO CITY AND COME HOME TO LOS ANGELES.
LA SANTA CECILIA IS AN L.A.
BAND WITH DEEP ROOTS IN THE MEXICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
THEY HAVE BEEN CALLED THE "VOICE OF IMMIGRANTS," AND THEIR SOUND BRINGS BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER TOGETHER.
HERE THEY ARE SINGING THE BEAUTIFUL MARIACHI-BOLERO "COMO DIOS MANDA."
LA MARISOUL: GRACIAS.
[SPEAKING SPANISH] HA HA!
[PLAYING "COMO DIOS MANDA"] [SINGING IN SPANISH] [PLAYING "COMO DIOS MANDA"] [SINGING IN SPANISH] [GUITAR INSTRUMENTAL] [SINGING IN SPANISH] [GUITAR INSTRUMENTAL] [SINGING IN SPANISH] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] DUDAMEL: LA SANTA CECILIA'S MUSIC OFFER A LOOK AT THE BAND'S BICULTURAL ROOTS.
OUR NEXT PERFORMER, NATALIA LAFOURCADE, DOESN'T SHY AWAY FROM CELEBRATING HER CULTURAL IDENTITY, EITHER.
NATALIA LAFOURCADE AND I PLAYED TO A SOLD-OUT CROWD AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL.
GRANDPARENTS WERE THERE WITH THEIR GRANDCHILDREN, AND EVERYONE WAS IN LOVE WITH THE MUSIC.
HER SONGS CONNECT MEXICAN AND MEXICAN AMERICAN LISTENERS TO THEIR PAST AND MAKE PEOPLE PROUD OF WHO THEY ARE.
HERE IS THE GREAT NATALIA LAFOURCADE.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [PLAYING "LA LLORONA"] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [PLAYING "LA LLORONA"] LAFOURCADE: [SINGING IN SPANISH] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] LAFOURCADE: [SINGING IN SPANISH] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] DUDAMEL: I LOVED PERFORMING WITH NATALIA.
AS YOU JUST SAW, SHE BRINGS THE BEAUTY OF TRADITIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC TO LIFE.
WE SAT DOWN BEFORE HER LAST SHOW TO TALK ABOUT OUR FIRST PERFORMANCE TOGETHER, TRAVELING, AND OUR IDENTITY.
DUDAMEL: WHENEVER NATALIA IS IN LOS ANGELES, SHE MAKES TIME FOR THE YOUNG MUSICIANS OF THE L.A. PHIL'S YOLA PROGRAM.
SHE'S A MUSICAL MENTOR TO THEM AS SHE ALSO SHOWS THEM HOW MUSIC CAN BE A TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE.
THIS NEXT SONG, "UN DERECHO DE NACIMIENTO," WAS INSPIRED BY THE STUDENT PROTEST MOVEMENT OF 2012.
IT IS FOLLOWED BY ONE OF HER MOST POPULAR SONGS, "HASTA LA RAIZ."
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [PLAYING "UN DERECHO DE NACIMIENTO"] [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUES] NACIMIENTO"] [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUES] LAFOURCADE: [SINGING IN SPANISH] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] LAFOURCADE: [SINGING IN SPANISH] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [SPEAKING SPANISH] [SINGING IN SPANISH] [SPEAKING SPANISH] [SINGING IN SPANISH] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [SINGING IN SPANISH] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [SINGING IN SPANISH] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] DUDAMEL: NATALIA LAFOURCADE'S MUSIC IS BEAUTIFUL, AND IT PROVED THAT THE FOUNDERS OF THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL WERE RIGHT.
THEY BELIEVED THAT MUSIC WAS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE, THE ONE THING THAT WOULD BRING LOS ANGELES TOGETHER.
THEY INVITED MEXICAN ARTISTS TO THE STAGE WHEN OTHERS WOULD NOT.
I'M PROUD TO FOLLOW IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME-- "IN CONCERT AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL."
LAFOURCADE: HOLA.
["MI TIERRA VERACRUZANA" PLAYING] ["MI TIERRA VERACRUZANA" PLAYING] [SINGING IN SPANISH] [SINGING IN SPANISH]
